Tag: mental health
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Agreement will move at least 600 from personal-care homes to community mental health facilities
At least 600 people now in personal-care homes will be moved to community-based settings under “an agreement that advocates say will systematically change the way community mental health services are...
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Seven Ky. communities get grants to reduce risks for chronic diseases among children and ‘Invest in Kentucky’s Future’
Seven diverse Kentucky communities are getting money to reduce the risk of chronic disease among Kentucky’s youth. The initial grants announced Thursday are part of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s new Investing...
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Kentucky picks up on federal Medicaid funding for inmates, which will expand when health reform takes full effect
Medicaid now covers care for inmates outsideprisons and jails, and health reform will extendcoverage to most former prisoners upon release. By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Kentucky has missed out on millions of...
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Rushed transition to managed care is cautionary tale for other states, especially those with large rural populations
Since Kentucky’s abrupt change to a Medicaid managed-care system in 2011, problems have been widespread among patients and providers, highlighting the dangers for other states, and especially rural ones, about...
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Republican lawmaker says state should switch to block-grant system for Medicaid
Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear has argued that his expansion of Medicaid under federal health reform will improve Kentucky’s health, but a freshman Republican legislator with experience in state health policy...
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Foundation breaks down poll by region to show differences among Kentuckians’ views on health topics and issues
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky has released regional breakdowns of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll, conducted for it and the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati last fall. Each breakdown...
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Veteran journalist offers advice on covering mental health issues: Be careful, creative, and balanced, not discriminatory
The term ‘mental health’ has been tossed around a lot lately in stories about Kentucky’s mental health funding and mental health coverage through Medicaid expansion. It’s important to use precise...
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Fort Campbell works to address post-traumatic stress disorder, common ailment of Afghanistan-Iraq veterans
Research shows almost 14 percent of veterans returning home from Iraq and Afganistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and as an estimated 2 million veterans are coming home, Fort...
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At least one in eight teens, and perhaps one in five, have a mental-health issue; ADHD tops, substance abuse also high
The most comprehensive report yet on mental disorders in children shows attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed problem in those aged 3-17, and the most common health...
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Bankruptcy filing by mental-health agency is a loser for Kentucky, where such services can be scarce and little used
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The decision of Seven Counties Services Inc. to file bankruptcy to avoid paying into the Kentucky Employee Retirement System has created a “no win” situation...